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Boats, Winches and Pulleys
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.035
- Date
- c. 1870
- Medium
- graphite on paper board
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.035
- Description
- The frame has been divided into three squares, from top left to right; - no. 1 12.5x9cm. has two pole shapes and wires running from it. - the no. 2, 9x10cm. is shaded shapes. - the third in the shape of a backwards L could be the front part of a ship with the anchor winch shown and a large block an…
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- Title
- Boats, Winches and Pulleys
- Date
- c. 1870
- Medium
- graphite on paper board
- Dimensions
- 26.5 x 18.5 cm
- Description
- The frame has been divided into three squares, from top left to right; - no. 1 12.5x9cm. has two pole shapes and wires running from it. - the no. 2, 9x10cm. is shaded shapes. - the third in the shape of a backwards L could be the front part of a ship with the anchor winch shown and a large block and tackle on cable above. Marks; the cardboard has been cracked through the vertical middle.“Collings spent the first 40 years of his life in South Devon, only a few miles from the coast. Harbour views, often with boats, dominate his early work. This studious sketch, with the paper divided into three sections to accommodate mast, reflection, and winch details, was probably made when the artist was about 20.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.035
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Maple Creek, Border of Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.05.43
- Date
- c. 1875
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.43
- Description
- Scene of grassy field leading to the distance with the red roof of some houses seen.“This very yellow landscape appears to have been an early experiment, lacking Collings’ finesse and resulting in ‘rubbed’ paper in the left portion of the sky.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Rai…
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- Title
- Maple Creek, Border of Alberta
- Date
- c. 1875
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 19 cm
- Description
- Scene of grassy field leading to the distance with the red roof of some houses seen.“This very yellow landscape appears to have been an early experiment, lacking Collings’ finesse and resulting in ‘rubbed’ paper in the left portion of the sky.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.43
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- Date
- c. 1880
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.02
- Description
- Scene of houses and dwellings, grey brown with brown roof. - pale blue sky, with a pale brown/yellow sun in the center.“The houses in this (probably English) town extend onto a stone bridge but there is some confusion in architectural structure and progression. A rather static figure, centre left, …
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- Title
- Old Town
- Date
- c. 1880
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 18.5 cm
- Description
- Scene of houses and dwellings, grey brown with brown roof. - pale blue sky, with a pale brown/yellow sun in the center.“The houses in this (probably English) town extend onto a stone bridge but there is some confusion in architectural structure and progression. A rather static figure, centre left, is further evidence of an early date for this painting.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.02
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